Are We Missing Traumatic Bowel and Mesenteric Injuries?

Traumatic bowel and mesenteric injury (TBMI), although an uncommon entity, can be lethal if not detected and treated in a timely manner. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for the detection of TBMI in patients at our level 1 trauma centre.
Source: Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Trauma and Emergency Room Imaging / L'imagerie des urgences et des traumatismes Source Type: research